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Trump confirms NHS “is on the table” in post-Brexit trade deal

Donald Trump has confirmed that the NHS will be on the table in a post-Brexit trade deal. Speaking at a press conference today the US President said: "When you're dealing in trade everything is on the table. So NHS or anything else, a lot more than that, but everything will be on the table, absolutely." https://twitter.com/mikegalsworthy/status/1135916902750928896 The comments come just days after US ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson caused uproar by making similar suggestions, and Trump's comments are likely...

Trump arrived at Buckingham Palace but hardly anyone bothered to see it

As the US President and his entourage headed down the Mall to visit the Queen he might well have expected thousands of people there to see him. Perhaps adoring fans would wave flags to welcome his arrival? However, it didn’t turn out the way as the following tweets will show. It seems that the people of London had better things to do today and police numbers appear to have outnumbered supporters. A holiday mood as tens of thousands of Londoners...

Farage defends Widdecombe’s comments on Homosexuality

Brexit Party leader, Nigel Farage, has defended comments made by Ann Widdecombe regarding sexual conversion. She had said that science could one day find a way to “find a solution” so gay people could become heterosexual. In an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain today, Farage refused to condemn Widdecombe’s views. Farage said: “In a free society tolerance needs to be a two-way street and I do think – I really do think – that devout Christians should be allowed...

Construction sector contracts as Brexit uncertainty continues

Activity across UK building firms fell last month, driven by a sharp decline in commercial construction and civil engineering, according to data firm Markit. Commercial building was the weakest sector, with output falling to the greatest extent since September 2017.  Survey respondents said that clients had opted to hold back on major spending decisions in response to Brexit uncertainty. Civil engineering also fell for a fourth straight month, the longest run since the first half of 2013. Duncan Brock, group...

Statue of Trump tweeting on the toilet takes centre stage as protests begin

A statue of Donald Trump tweeting on the toilet has taken the centre stage in Trafalgar Square as protests in the capital get underway. The US President arrived in the UK yesterday and was greeted by a giant penis protest on the route in as Air Force One landed at Stansted Airport. The legendary Baby Blimp also took to the skies today as protesters from around the country prepare to descend on the capital, but an effigy of Trump tweeting...

Cressida Dick says the police will have “a very steep mountain to climb” under a no deal Brexit

Cressida Dick has said the police will face a “very steep mountain” under a no deal Brexit. Speaking at the annual Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit today in London the Met Police Commissioner said “there will be an awful lot of work to do to replicate the current systems” in place if a deal cannot be reached between Britain and the EU before the October deadline. Significant investment would be required to replicate things such as the European Arrest...

Jeremy Corbyn to address anti-Trump demonstration as President meets outgoing PM Theresa May

As Donald Trump meets Prime Minister Theresa May while expressing support for her possible successor Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn is set to address a rally against the US President. Hundreds of thousands of protestors are expected to march against the State Visit by Donald Trump from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square, above them floating the Donald Trump baby blimp that has graced protests against the leader in cities across the US and all around the world. “Tomorrow's protest against Donald...

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